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Celebrity figures who defy height stereotypes
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ACTOR SIMON YAM AND MODEL SOPHIA KAO
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Hong Kong actor Simon Yam married model Sophia Kao, 49, better known as Qi Qi, in 1997. The couple have a 12-year-old daughter Ella.Though the 62-year-old veteran is already tall at 1.8m, his wife is often seen standing slightly taller than him.
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ACTRESS TINA FEY AND COMPOSER AND PRODUCER JEFF RICHMOND
The 47-year-old American actress and comedienne is often pictured almost a head taller than her 56-year-old husband.The two started dating in 1994, married in 2001 and have two daughters, Alice, 11, and Penelope, five.
The couple have worked together on multiple projects including variety show Saturday Night Live, comedy series 30 Rock and the film Baby Mama (2008).
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COMEDIAN KEVIN HART AND MODEL ENIKO PARRISH
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The notably short American comedian often jokes about his height - slightly over 1.6m - and remains confident about his stature.The 37-year-old married American model Eniko Parrish, 32, last year and the couple recently announced that they are expecting their first child.
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MODEL SOPHIE DAHL AND SINGER- SONGWRITER JAMIE CULLUM
The 1.83m-tall model and author is 20cm taller than her husband.Cullum, 37, and Dahl, 39, met in 2008, at a celebrity fundraiser where she sang to his accompaniment on the piano.
Though he has reportedly said he initially thought she was out of his league, the pair have been married since 2010.
They have two daughters, Lyra,six, and Margot, four.
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ENGLISH ACTOR JASON STATHAM AND MODEL ROSIE HUNTINGTON- WHITELEY
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The 49-year-old action star got engaged to the 30-year-old former Victoria's Secret angel early last year. The couple of five years met on the set of sci-fi action film Transformers in 2011.They have been seen both on the red carpet and barefoot on the beach together, with Huntington-Whiteley standing about half a head taller than her chiselled partner.